Enlightenment: The Ego, what is it? How to transcend it.

[Chester]

Posted by greybeard (here)
Thanks as always for your contributions Rich.
ACIM is an underrated gift to humanity.
Chris

I remember the time...

Year 2000 while flying from Bangkok to Curaçao via Amsterdam - read the first half of the Teachers Manual during the first leg, got 6 hours sleep at the Krasnapolsky (and avoided wondering into the neighborhood), then finished it during the second leg.



The very first line in the very first section (The Introduction) says:

The role of teaching and learning is actually reversed in the thinking of the world.

That certainly seems true to me (and more so as I age).

[greybeard]

Thanks for your post Sammy
Chris

[greybeard]

Defining God by Swami Sarvapriyananda

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=CoF0pOcKOCc

[O Donna]

Posted by Sammy (here)

Posted by greybeard (here)
Thanks as always for your contributions Rich.
ACIM is an underrated gift to humanity.
Chris

I remember the time...

Year 2000 while flying from Bangkok to Curaçao via Amsterdam - read the first half of the Teachers Manual during the first leg, got 6 hours sleep at the Krasnapolsky (and avoided wondering into the neighborhood), then finished it during the second leg.

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The very first line in the very first section (The Introduction) says:

The role of teaching and learning is actually reversed in the thinking of the world.

That certainly seems true to me (and more so as I age).

Reverse engineering the very title itself (A Course In Miracles) reveals a conclusion such as mentioned.

[Clear Light]

Oh, for some Practical experiments as well as some great Humour, I'd suggest spending the full 30 minutes listening to this excellent video with Swami Sarvapriyananda ... "you" may find it illuminating eh ?

Experience the Truth (Non-Dual Awareness) of Ashtavakra Gita by Experiments ~ Swami Sarvapriyananda

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=E9nNFQdKZ6w

This video leads us to experience the Advaitic Truth stated in ‘Ashtavakra Gita’. Swami Sarvapriyananda has taught many experiments by which we can separate our selves from the body, mind, ego. Swami Sarvapriyananda has given two experiments with stories to grasp the meaning of the verse from Ashtavakra Gita as well as to feel the meaning of the Ashtavakra Gita.

‘Ashtavakra Gita’ is one of the Advaitic (Non-Dual Awareness) masterpieces. Without mincing matters it comes out with the Advaitic truth (Non-Dual Awareness), the whole truth and nothing but Advaita (Non-Dual Awareness) which is the Truth.

[greybeard]

Ah well we are very much on the same page--are we not!!!!!
Chris

[greybeard]

This thread has just gone over 900Thousand visits.
Nothing to do with me.
There does seem to be a growing interest and awakening accelerating.
Is the bad getting worse and the good getting better.
Time will tell where it is going.
The SM story part of this---or is it That!!!!
Chris

[greybeard]

What Happens to Awareness after Death?
A discussion exploring Awareness after death and the notion of reincarnation.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KwRDCj2Qgyw

[RogueEllis]

I have been very depressed as of late. My friend says my brain is just aligning itself. I take medicine that makes me feel like dull wood. This is probably the wrong thread but I feel as if I've done everything wrong as of late so this would just be another on the list. My point is, I need SOMETHING to make me feel centered. Something to calm my nerves. To unwind my stress, unwind my nerves, to just unwind me. In short, I think maybe what I need, is maybe some ENLIGHTENMENT. I know this thread is huge and full of it and that's the problem - it's intimidating. I was hoping if I could make this a little personal then I could be pointed in the slightest rightest enlightendist direction for me.

Again, sorry if this post is all wrong. I'm just trying to feel something.

[Wind]

Posted by greybeard (here)
There does seem to be a growing interest and awakening accelerating.
Is the bad getting worse and the good getting better.
Time will tell where it is going.

The extremes will be getting more intense in their polarization as the time of purification draws closer. Nothing to be feared though, that is how all things become balanced once again and united with the will of the Creator.

It is good to see that there is some interest in (deeply) spiritual matters these days, it sure gives me some hope, this Kali Yuga could be worse too!

How Do I Remember Myself When Facing Challenges?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WDldXF2VEmU

[greybeard]

Posted by RogueEllis (here)
I have been very depressed as of late. My friend says my brain is just aligning itself. I take medicine that makes me feel like dull wood. This is probably the wrong thread but I feel as if I've done everything wrong as of late so this would just be another on the list. My point is, I need SOMETHING to make me feel centered. Something to calm my nerves. To unwind my stress, unwind my nerves, to just unwind me. In short, I think maybe what I need, is maybe some ENLIGHTENMENT. I know this thread is huge and full of it and that's the problem - it's intimidating. I was hoping if I could make this a little personal then I could be pointed in the slightest rightest enlightendist direction for me.

Again, sorry if this post is all wrong. I'm just trying to feel something.

RogueEllis
Your post is appreciated.
The thread is about sharing.
"Dark night of the soul" would seem to be part of "evolving."

We are not the body or the mind but both need looked after.
Ive always been a bit Bi Polar--highs and lows and the lows could go on for some time
So to be practical.
I use Organic Mucuna powder from Indigo Herbs.
After several days use there was a marked difference
Loads of information on line about this herb.
Best wishes
Chris

[greybeard]

If I Am GOD, Why Should I Pray? | Swami Sarvapriyananda
Well well
I think the swami has answered just about every unanswered question I have ever had.
In awe.
Chris

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IzmrUM6OfQc

[greybeard]

Mind Attacks — Don't Give Up!
Walk with Mooji Baba

During a morning walk, Mooji Baba stops for a while to speak about a worry which many beings encounter while following his guidance, a worry about apparent mind attacks. The Master shows how this phenomenon is nothing to worry about and offers powerful words of encouragement.

“In fact it is a sign that you are making progress and that you are sinking more deeply. It might feel like a bumpy ride for a while but it is totally worth it.

"For a while you might feel unsure about things but there is an underlying trust that something is guiding your way and holding your hand. Don’t be disheartened, don’t be discouraged. Everything positive is on your side.

"A higher power is with you. Just keep saying, ‘Yes, yes, I am here for the Truth.'"

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vdKs13kf13A

[Clear Light]

Ah, it's as if the apparent "self" having heard of "enlightenment" sets out towards the "Goal" but without realizing it actually means the end of itself ... and so on and on it "tries", getting closer (it hopes) to being Enlightened BUT still remaining as a "self" ... now just as a Reflection can never become the Mirror, in the same way, the "self" can never become the Enlightened Awareness in which it appears AS a Reflection eh ?



This is why I'd suggest it's necessary to learn / read about Emptiness !

[greybeard]

The late Dr David Hawkins said that in his last existence he was puzzled by the thought Existence vs non-existence so he ended up in the void--he incarnated this time to resolve this question.
He came to realize that the void was still of the mind and that consciousness was there to witness this so the void was not empty.
That's his explanation as best I remember.
I used to annoy people by quoting him relentlessly--he was my man so to speak -- smiling
Chris

[Clear Light]

Posted by Clear Light (here)
Experience the Truth (Non-Dual Awareness) of Ashtavakra Gita by Experiments ~ Swami Sarvapriyananda

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OKzNnIT0sgA

Posted by Clear Light (here)

Ah, I've just noticed there's a kind of a Correlation between what Swami is saying in the above video together with the Mask as depicted in the lower third of the image just above ... because if you listen (in total it's less than for three minutes) from the 4:57 mark to about the 7:22 mark Swami talks about the Person, the root of which is Persona ... like a MASK worn by Actors in a Play eh ?

Now, for some, being told you're not the Ego nor the Body nor the Thoughts may feel somewhat disconcerting or it might be exactly what one needs to hear ... but unless it is investigated how can it ever get beyond being mere Intellectual Speculation eh ?

[greybeard]

Clear Light I appreciated that you take the time to post--share -here.
All thought provoking--smiling.
Cant mask That
Chris

[RogueEllis]

Posted by greybeard (here)

Posted by RogueEllis (here)
I have been very depressed as of late. My friend says my brain is just aligning itself. I take medicine that makes me feel like dull wood. This is probably the wrong thread but I feel as if I've done everything wrong as of late so this would just be another on the list. My point is, I need SOMETHING to make me feel centered. Something to calm my nerves. To unwind my stress, unwind my nerves, to just unwind me. In short, I think maybe what I need, is maybe some ENLIGHTENMENT. I know this thread is huge and full of it and that's the problem - it's intimidating. I was hoping if I could make this a little personal then I could be pointed in the slightest rightest enlightendist direction for me.

Again, sorry if this post is all wrong. I'm just trying to feel something.

RogueEllis
Your post is appreciated.
The thread is about sharing.
"Dark night of the soul" would seem to be part of "evolving."

We are not the body or the mind but both need looked after.
Ive always been a bit Bi Polar--highs and lows and the lows could go on for some time
So to be practical.
I use Organic Mucuna powder from Indigo Herbs.
After several days use there was a marked difference
Loads of information on line about this herb.
Best wishes
Chris

Thank you, Chris.

I looked up the powder you mentioned and have plans on Monday to visit my local health foods store to see if they stock it. In the mean time, I hope it is okay if I post this short Bruce Lee video I found very calming:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cJMwBwFj5nQ

[greybeard]

Paul Hedderman - Non Duality - 8/3/2019
ates/locations for upcoming talks: http://zenbitchslap.com/events/specia...

My name is Paul Hedderman. I have been leading workshops and holding talks for 30 years on recovery, non duality, and A Course in Miracles. Many of the talks are available here for you to listen to and download. Thanks, Paul.
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If by finding these videos valuable in any way, and you are moved to donate to the upkeep of my lavish lifestyle, that would be greatly appreciated. https://goo.gl/ugGoxM


Paul is no holds barred--in your face --but well worth listening to for the brave and foolhardy. Lol
Seriously he can laugh at life in his own unique way.
Chris

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=N-rsbnQBJWo

[greybeard]

Vedantic ||"OM"|| Meditation Guide by Swami Sarvapriyananda ~ VedantaZenOneness

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=U0XMTFKIagY